The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-04-23
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II. RObt. SanulIeI uas ju'S
c!stern for Mrs. j. j. Kriehn' pach VI 'ne
store of the Messfs. Royle. ,-l
Mr., Ferd T. Bates has struck water a' Oh
feet, In sand; the vein feeds ~ gallons pei
nour. His gas continues as strong as III any
,ime. The matter of boring f1r gas nere !"
still Lnder consideration.
Odessa Herald, April 15:-"Coi. /. ). LEU
u,sou, president of the Mo. G. l. b. road was
in the city Tuesday, and stated that ne nau
caused a delay of TWO weeks in nses.lsa.ns
with attorneys the rights, If any, the Cen'ra'
had acquired on the old grade ana was NJ"
through, and had found they had none; salo
everything was correct for the Mo. C.@ n
road. and that work would soon be oegun'
and that he had found less work To De aohe
at Chapel Hill than he had supposed"
Thu following is a list of the pupils on tne
honor roll, and those whose grade Is aoose
o., Lucie B. La Bertew, teacher 10 the
flournoy district. Honor roll:-Annie MOT
gan, Carrie Flournoy. Eva and Onlska spur
lock. Mary and Sammie Beall, Bessie An
drews, Susie Flournoy, Rannie and BESSIE
Mitchell, Richard Lee and Willie Spuriock.
High grade:-Carrie Flournov, 100; Annie
Morgan, 100; Eva Spurlock, 100; Bessie An
L.e ws, 100; Sammle Besl, 100; Oniska spur
Joel, s9s; Mary Beall, 90 2-6; Rannie Mitch
ell, 89s.
The council proceedings OF April IA Will De
found on the outside of this issue, our last
paper having been 30 nearly set on Friday as
to preclude our printing them last Saturday
1t will be observed that q considerable sum
-.. -.f1 ,,1on ;naupnanfa uChlch II cOntln.
ued throughout this year, and that Is tne
policy of the council, will, by 1888, let the
city out of debt. To accomplish this "con-
summation so devoutly to be wished. "the peo-
ole should encourage the mayor and council,
by being patient as to public improvements.
Horace Greedy used to say "The way TO re-
sumo is to resume; ~ so the way to econo-
mize IL to economize, and II the council
IL pressed for an expensive improve
ment here, and u more expensive one
there, it cannot very well get the city
city out of debt. Its present policy to pay
as it goes, aud to keep the warrants at par,
Is the right one; but even with the best IN
tent Jns accounts have now to be registered
and walt, in order to keep warrants down to
sum that can be paid, as that Is the only
way to maintain them at par, The moment
there Is no money In the treasury" specula-
tor. in wart ATS run them down even more
more han Is necessary, In order to make
Rrea. =. profits from handling them; there
lore, III, pei sons-the citizens who want re-
pairs done. and the men who want work
.shc'.:G .e willing to wait. 1t will be better
all rou.u. Once out Of debt the city can pay
casa when the work Is done. The laboreI
v ii not have to wait for his hire, and thu
V can much better get the worth of III
q, ,neY. The council may not be all that i
anould be-few of US are, when 1t comes t.
ihat-but in this effort to bring the city bacl
70 q cash basis II deserves we'll Of the people
We observe one Of the reports as being
somewhat out OF line with what appears t.
&c Just, and the aw. Persons who hav'
carbing placed in front of their property arr
.-1uired to make and maintain pavements
1t does not appear that there IL any goot
re Jason, where instead of better pavement
:operty owners are permitted to hav'
e.esper wooden walks, why they should no
- required to keep such walks In repair
IIe engineer reports that the plank walk OF
Twenty third (Clark) street, between South
add Washington streets. is in a dangerous
c .ndition. and recommends that 1t be repair.
Il at q cost of 800. If the property
front of which This walk is placed was o
10 account. unoccupied and unremunerative
sld II the walk was maintained entirely fol
t.e accommodation of others than the own
e.s of the property, this might be just, bu
when the property -owners on the block be-
aw, between Washington and Monro
Streets, are compelled to keep up an expen
Eve pavement, why should not the peopl
s:no own the lots, with occupied dwelling.
on the square between South and Washing
,oa, be required to keep in repair the cheap
ar walk! While upon the subject Of tn
council meeting we wish to call attention t
toe ordinances passed. They are four /
Lumber, and are important. One is to s
,a..nd the ordinance in regard to damagin
lie streets BY digging for gas, water an
sewerage pipes, as to make the presiden,
and superintendents of corporations sub1e'